Big-eared Flying Fox vs Greater Dog-like Bat

Pteropus macrotis compared with Peropteryx kappleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Greater Dog-like Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (животные) Animalia (животные)
Phylum same Chordata (хордовые) Chordata (хордовые)
Class same Mammalia (млекопитающие) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same Chiroptera (рукокрылые) Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Emballonuridae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Peropteryx
Species Pteropus macrotis Peropteryx kappleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Greater Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Greater Dog-like Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Dog-like Bat

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.

Greater Dog-like Bat

No description available.

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