Big-eared Flying Fox vs Chalarm Thao

Pteropus macrotis compared with Carcharhinus falciformis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Chalarm Thao is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Chalarm Thao
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Carcharhiniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามครีบดำ)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Carcharhinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carcharhinus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Carcharhinus falciformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Chalarm Thao share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Chalarm Thao

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chalarm Thao

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Taiwan, Tunisia, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.