Dusky Flying Fox vs robust bobtail

Pteropus brunneus compared with Sepiola robusta

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while robust bobtail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	robust bobtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sepiolidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sepiola
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Sepiola robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

robust bobtail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	robust bobtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

robust bobtail