Big-eared Flying Fox vs Flea

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Siphonaptera (벼룩)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pulicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ctenocephalides
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.