Big-eared Flying Fox vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same Chiroptera (morcego) Chiroptera (morcego)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Cistugidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Cistugo
Species Pteropus macrotis Cistugo lesueuri

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Lesueur's Hairy Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia