Dusky Flying Fox vs Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Pteropus brunneus compared with Carollia perspicillata

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Seba's Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Seba's Short-tailed 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)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carollia
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Carollia perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Seba's Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.