Dingy Dowd vs Gray Flying Fox

Blastobasis adustella compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Dowd	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Blastobasidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Blastobasis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Blastobasis adustella	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dingy Dowd and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Dowd	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.