Banded hare-wallaby vs Great Flying Fox

Lagostrophus fasciatus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

  • Banded hare-wallaby is Vulnerable while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded hare-wallaby Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Diprotodontia (Marsupials) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Macropodidae (Kangaroos) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Lagostrophus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Lagostrophus fasciatus Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded hare-wallaby and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded hare-wallaby Great Flying Fox
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded hare-wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banded hare-wallaby

The Banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) is a species in the genus Lagostrophus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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