Dusky Flying Fox vs White Chilte

Pteropus brunneus compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cnidoscolus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	White Chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Chilte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.