brown antechinus vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Antechinus stuartii compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• brown antechinus is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown antechinus	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Antechinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Antechinus stuartii	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown antechinus and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

brown antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown antechinus	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brown antechinus

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