Dark flying fox vs Oriental Scarlet

Pteropus subniger compared with Crocothemis servilia

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Oriental Scarlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Oriental Scarlet
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Crocothemis
Species	Pteropus subniger	Crocothemis servilia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Oriental Scarlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, and United States.