Dusky Flying Fox vs Set-aside Downy-back

Pteropus brunneus compared with Ophonus laticollis

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Set-aside Downy-back is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Set-aside Downy-back
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Carabidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ophonus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Ophonus laticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Set-aside Downy-back share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Set-aside Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Set-aside Downy-back
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Set-aside Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.