Admiralty Flying Fox vs Lesser bilby

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Macrotis
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Admiralty Flying Fox and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.