Cabbage Leaf Weevil vs Dusky Flying Fox

Ceutorhynchus contractus compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Cabbage Leaf Weevil is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabbage Leaf Weevil	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Curculionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ceutorhynchus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ceutorhynchus contractus	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cabbage Leaf Weevil and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cabbage Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabbage Leaf Weevil	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabbage Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cabbage Leaf Weevil

The Cabbage Leaf Weevil (Ceutorhynchus contractus) is a species in the genus Ceutorhynchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.