Dusky Flying Fox vs Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Pteropus brunneus compared with Platyrrhinus incarum

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Incan Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Incan Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Platyrrhinus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Platyrrhinus incarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Incan Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Incan Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.