Lyles flying fox vs white-footed dunnart

Pteropus lylei compared with Sminthopsis leucopus

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while white-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	white-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sminthopsis
Species	Pteropus lylei	Sminthopsis leucopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lyles flying fox and white-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

white-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	white-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.