barred chestnut vs Dark flying fox

Diarsia dahlii compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• barred chestnut is Least Concern while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barred chestnut	Dark flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Noctuidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diarsia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Diarsia dahlii	Pteropus subniger

Evolutionary Relationship

barred chestnut and Dark flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

barred chestnut

LC — Least Concern

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barred chestnut	Dark flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barred chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

barred chestnut

The Barred chestnut (Diarsia dahlii) is a species in the genus Diarsia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.