Big-eared flying fox instance of taxon
Taxonomy and etymology
Pteropus macrotis was described as a new species in 1867 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. The holotype had been collected on the Indonesian island of Buru. Its species name "macrotis" comes from Ancient Greek makrós meaning "long" and oûs meaning "ear".P. macrotis is also referred to by the common name large-eared flying-fox.Description
Distinguished in the region as a smaller species of the Pteropus genus, their forearm length ranges from 143 to 157 millimetres. 
The pelage is uniformly dark brown, but for yellowish coloration at the mantle and highlights of the ventral fur.
The ears of P. macrotis are distinctly elongated to a fine point, the length from notch to tip is 30 to 37 mm.
A range in length of the head and body combined is recorded as 180 to 240 mm, their mass is from 315 to 425 grams.
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