Dark flying fox vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Pteropus subniger compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Blarina
Species	Pteropus subniger	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.