Dusky Flying Fox vs Greater Chinese Mole

Pteropus brunneus compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Talpidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Euroscaptor
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Greater Chinese Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.