Dwarf Flying Fox vs Shiny Dufourea

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf 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 woodfordi	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf 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.