Dark flying fox vs Garden Dart

Pteropus subniger compared with Euxoa nigricans

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Garden Dart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Garden Dart
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Euxoa
Species	Pteropus subniger	Euxoa nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Garden Dart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Garden Dart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.