Dusky Flying Fox vs Lesser bilby

Pteropus brunneus compared with Macrotis leucura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Macrotis
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.