Dark flying fox vs heath fritillary

Pteropus subniger compared with Melitaea athalia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	heath fritillary
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melitaea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	heath fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).