drill vs Great Flying Fox

Mandrillus leucophaeus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• drill is Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	drill	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mandrillus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mandrillus leucophaeus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

drill

EN — Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	drill	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

drill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.