Dark flying fox vs Eastern Dotted Border

Pteropus subniger compared with Mylothris agathina

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Eastern Dotted Border is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Eastern Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pieridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Mylothris
Species	Pteropus subniger	Mylothris agathina

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Eastern Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Eastern Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Eastern Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.