Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Lesser bilby

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's 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 gilliardorum	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.