Dusky Flying Fox vs Forcipate Emerald

Pteropus brunneus compared with Somatochlora forcipata

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Forcipate Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Forcipate Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Corduliidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Somatochlora
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Somatochlora forcipata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Forcipate Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Forcipate Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forcipate Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.