Greater Bandicoot Rat vs Lyles flying fox

Bandicota indica compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Greater Bandicoot Rat is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bandicoot Rat	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bandicota	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bandicota indica	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Bandicoot Rat and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Greater Bandicoot Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Bandicoot Rat	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.