Dusky Flying Fox vs Shiny Dufourea

Pteropus brunneus compared with Dufourea minuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Halictidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dufourea
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.