Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Subarctic Darner

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Aeshna subarctica

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Subarctic Darner is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Subarctic Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aeshna
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Aeshna subarctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Subarctic Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Subarctic Darner

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Subarctic Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subarctic Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.