Dusky Flying Fox vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Pteropus brunneus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cynopterus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.