Great Flying Fox vs Lesser bilby

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great 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 neohibernicus	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.