Pacific Flying Fox vs Short-eared Possum

Pteropus tonganus compared with Trichosurus caninus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Short-eared Possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trichosurus
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Trichosurus caninus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Flying Fox and Short-eared Possum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Short-eared Possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Short-eared Possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-eared Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.