Dusky Flying Fox vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Pteropus brunneus compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lepismatidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ctenolepisma
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.