Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Lesser bilby

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	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	Phyllostomidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Macrotis
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.