Dusky Flying Fox vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Pteropus brunneus compared with Sorex minutissimus

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sorex
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Sorex minutissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Eurasian Least Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.