Dusky Flying Fox vs Garden Bumblebee

Pteropus brunneus compared with Bombus hortorum

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Garden Bumblebee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Garden Bumblebee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bombus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Bombus hortorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Garden Bumblebee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).