Big-eared Flying Fox vs Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Pteropus macrotis compared with Lophostoma carrikeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Carriker's Round-eared Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Phyllostomidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Lophostoma
Species Pteropus macrotis Lophostoma carrikeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Carriker's Round-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Carriker's Round-eared Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carriker's Round-eared 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.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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