Dark flying fox vs Pale Shining Brown

Pteropus subniger compared with Polia bombycina

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Pale Shining Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Pale Shining Brown
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)	Polia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Polia bombycina

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Pale Shining Brown share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Pale Shining Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Pale Shining Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Shining Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.