Dusky Flying Fox vs Fruit Fly

Pteropus brunneus compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tephritidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Urophora
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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