Dark flying fox vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Pteropus subniger compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Artibeus
Species	Pteropus subniger	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.