Dusky Flying Fox vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Pteropus brunneus compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
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)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Crocidura
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).