Bar-sided Darner vs Dusky Flying Fox

Gynacantha mexicana compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Bar-sided Darner is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-sided Darner	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aeshnidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gynacantha	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gynacantha mexicana	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bar-sided Darner and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bar-sided Darner

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-sided Darner	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-sided Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bar-sided Darner

The Bar-sided Darner (Gynacantha mexicana) is a species in the genus Gynacantha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.