Blue-eyed Hooktail vs Dusky Flying Fox

Onychogomphus uncatus compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Blue-eyed Hooktail is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eyed Hooktail	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	Gomphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Onychogomphus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Onychogomphus uncatus	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Hooktail and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eyed Hooktail	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-eyed Hooktail

The Blue Eyed Hooktail (Onychogomphus uncatus) is a species in the genus Onychogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.