Admiralty Flying Fox vs Dusky Dolphin

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Dusky Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Admiralty Flying Fox and Dusky Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Dusky Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.