Big-eared Flying Fox vs eastern quoll

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dasyurus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dasyurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	eastern quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

eastern quoll

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.