Big-eared Flying Fox vs brush-tailed bettong

Pteropus macrotis compared with Bettongia penicillata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while brush-tailed bettong is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	brush-tailed bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Potoroidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bettongia
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Bettongia penicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and brush-tailed bettong share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

brush-tailed bettong

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	brush-tailed bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brush-tailed bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brush-tailed bettong

The Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.