Dusky Flying Fox vs green snaketail

Pteropus brunneus compared with Ophiogomphus cecilia

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while green snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	green snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ophiogomphus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Ophiogomphus cecilia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

green snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	green snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

green snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).