Eastern Mole vs Great Flying Fox

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Talpidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Scalopus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.