Dark flying fox vs Elegant Water Shrew

Pteropus subniger compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nectogale
Species	Pteropus subniger	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.