Dusky Flying Fox vs Shining Pot Beetle

Pteropus brunneus compared with Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Shining Pot Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Shining Pot Beetle
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)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cryptocephalus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Shining Pot Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Shining Pot Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Shining Pot Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.