Dusky Flying Fox vs Jamaican fruit bat

Pteropus brunneus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Artibeus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.