Dusky Flying Fox vs Ivy Bee

Pteropus brunneus compared with Colletes hederae

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Ivy Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Ivy Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Colletidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Colletes
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Colletes hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Ivy Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.