Dark flying fox vs Scarlet Bluet

Pteropus subniger compared with Enallagma pictum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Scarlet Bluet
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Enallagma
Species	Pteropus subniger	Enallagma pictum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Scarlet Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarlet Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.