Dusky Flying Fox vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Pteropus brunneus compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Mexican free-tailed bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Mexican free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tadarida
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Mexican free-tailed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.