Julia Creek dunnart vs Variable Flying Fox

Sminthopsis douglasi compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Julia Creek dunnart	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sminthopsis douglasi	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Julia Creek dunnart and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Julia Creek dunnart	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.