Big-eared Flying Fox vs Northern tamandua

Pteropus macrotis compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Northern tamandua
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tamandua
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Northern tamandua share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Northern tamandua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.