Dark flying fox vs Fruit Fly

Pteropus subniger compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tephritidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Urophora
Species	Pteropus subniger	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.