Dusky Flying Fox vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Pteropus brunneus compared with Lucilia illustris

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Illustrious Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Illustrious Greenbottle
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)	Calliphoridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lucilia
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Lucilia illustris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Illustrious Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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