Banks Flying Fox vs New Zealand Sea Lion

Pteropus fundatus compared with Phocarctos hookeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	New Zealand Sea Lion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Otariidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phocarctos
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Phocarctos hookeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and New Zealand Sea Lion share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

New Zealand Sea Lion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	New Zealand Sea Lion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Zealand Sea Lion

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.