Dusky Flying Fox vs Gilded Flicker

Pteropus brunneus compared with Colaptes chrysoides

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Gilded Flicker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Gilded Flicker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Picidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Colaptes
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Colaptes chrysoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Gilded Flicker share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Gilded Flicker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.