Dusky Flying Fox vs Fire ant

Pteropus brunneus compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Formicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Solenopsis
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Fire ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).