Dusky Flying Fox vs Sallow Button

Pteropus brunneus compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acleris
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.