Cabbage whitefly vs Dark flying fox

Aleyrodes proletella compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• Cabbage whitefly is Not Evaluated while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabbage whitefly	Dark flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aleyrodidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aleyrodes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aleyrodes proletella	Pteropus subniger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cabbage whitefly

NE — Not Evaluated

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabbage whitefly	Dark flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabbage whitefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cabbage whitefly

The Cabbage whitefly (Aleyrodes proletella) is a species in the genus Aleyrodes. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.