Dwarf Flying Fox vs Papuan bandicoot

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Papuan bandicoot
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)	Peramelidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Microperoryctes
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Papuan bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.