Dark flying fox vs Sallow Button

Pteropus subniger compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acleris
Species	Pteropus subniger	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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