Dusky Flying Fox vs Lined Hooktail

Pteropus brunneus compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Lined Hooktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Lined Hooktail
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)	Paragomphus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.