Dark flying fox vs Mottled Darner

Pteropus subniger compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aeshna
Species	Pteropus subniger	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Mottled Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.