Dark flying fox vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Pteropus subniger compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Sweetflag Spreadwing
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)	Lestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lestes
Species	Pteropus subniger	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.