mergulhão-de-atitlán vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Podilymbus gigas compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• mergulhão-de-atitlán is Extinct while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-de-atitlán	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Podicipedidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Podilymbus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Podilymbus gigas	Pteropus woodfordi

Evolutionary Relationship

mergulhão-de-atitlán and Dwarf Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

mergulhão-de-atitlán

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-de-atitlán	Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-de-atitlán

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mergulhão-de-atitlán

The Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) is a species in the genus Podilymbus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.