Banks Flying Fox vs Incan shrew opossum

Pteropus fundatus compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caenolestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lestoros
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.