Dark flying fox vs southern bobtail squid

Pteropus subniger compared with Euprymna tasmanica

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while southern bobtail squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	southern bobtail squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sepiolidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Euprymna
Species	Pteropus subniger	Euprymna tasmanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and southern bobtail squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

southern bobtail squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	southern bobtail squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern bobtail squid