Dusky Flying Fox vs Leste Élancé

Pteropus brunneus compared with Lestes rectangularis

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Leste Élancé is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Leste Élancé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lestes
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Leste Élancé share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Leste Élancé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Leste Élancé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leste Élancé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.