Dusky Flying Fox vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Pteropus brunneus compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Crossarchus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Flat-headed Kusimanse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.