Dusky Flying Fox vs Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Pteropus brunneus compared with Macaca leonina

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Northern Pig-tailed Macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Macaca
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Macaca leonina

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Northern Pig-tailed Macaque share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.