Lesser bilby vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Macrotis leucura compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Lesser bilby is Extinct while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser bilby	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Macrotis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Macrotis leucura	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser bilby	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.