Dark flying fox vs Pavement ant

Pteropus subniger compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Pavement ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Formicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tetramorium
Species	Pteropus subniger	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).