Dark fruit-eating bat vs Lesser bilby

Artibeus obscurus compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Artibeus	Macrotis
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.