Dusky Flying Fox vs yellow baboon

Pteropus brunneus compared with Papio cynocephalus

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while yellow baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	yellow baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Papio
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Papio cynocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and yellow baboon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

yellow baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	yellow baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.