Big-eared Flying Fox vs

Pteropus macrotis compared with Sphingopyxis granuli

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sphingopyxis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Sphingopyxis granuli

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingopyxis granuli is a Gram-negative alphaproteobacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, characterized by its yellow-pigmented colonies and the presence of sphingolipids in its membrane—a trait shared across the family. It was isolated from granule-associated material and is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile. Sphingopyxis species are common in soils, freshwater, and plant-associated environments.