Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Dark flying fox

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Dark flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Furnariidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ancistrops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Pteropus subniger

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Dark flying fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Dark flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

The Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) is a species in the genus Ancistrops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.