Caroline Flying Fox vs dusky antechinus

Pteropus molossinus compared with Antechinus swainsonii

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while dusky antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	dusky antechinus
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)	Antechinus
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Antechinus swainsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Caroline Flying Fox and dusky antechinus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

dusky antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	dusky antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dusky antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) 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.