desert cottontail vs Great Flying Fox

Sylvilagus audubonii compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	desert cottontail	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sylvilagus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sylvilagus audubonii	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

desert cottontail and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

desert cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	desert cottontail	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

desert cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.