Big Brown Bat vs eastern quoll

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	eastern quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Eptesicus	Dasyurus
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Dasyurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and eastern quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	eastern quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

eastern quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.