Dusky Flying Fox vs Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Pteropus brunneus compared with Artibeus planirostris

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Artibeus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Artibeus planirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.