Dark flying fox vs Slender-billed Grackle

Pteropus subniger compared with Quiscalus palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Slender-billed Grackle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Icteridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Quiscalus
Species	Pteropus subniger	Quiscalus palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Slender-billed Grackle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Slender-billed Grackle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Slender-billed Grackle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender-billed Grackle

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.