Is there scientific evidence that flying- foxes evolved from squirrels or does it just appear that way?

Very good question.


I don't know if they have done DNA analysis yet but they should. I've always wondered about it. They just seem too different from other Bats. Don't know about squirrels but it's a good enough guess to get us started.


Afterall everyone thought Hyenas were Dogs (except me) till DNA came along and proved them to be more closely related to Civet Cats.Is there scientific evidence that flying- foxes evolved from squirrels or does it just appear that way?
A flying fox is actually a bat with a fox-like snout. This form of evolution is called convergent evolution. Flying foxes did not evolve from squirrels, what happened was that they developed similar physical characteristics as the environemental pressures that they experienced were similar.