Dingy Dowd vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Blastobasis adustella compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Dowd	Moluccan 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 chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Dowd	Moluccan 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).

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.