Dark flying fox vs Slender Bluet

Pteropus subniger compared with Enallagma traviatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Slender 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 traviatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Slender Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.