Dark flying fox vs Long-Winged Conehead

Pteropus subniger compared with Conocephalus fuscus

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Long-Winged Conehead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Long-Winged Conehead
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tettigoniidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Conocephalus
Species	Pteropus subniger	Conocephalus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Long-Winged Conehead share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Long-Winged Conehead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Long-Winged Conehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-Winged Conehead

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.