Dusky Flying Fox vs Painted Woolly Bat

Pteropus brunneus compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Painted Woolly 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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Kerivoula
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.