Arum-Leaf Arrowhead vs Dusky Flying Fox

Sagittaria cuneata compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Arum-Leaf Arrowhead is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arum-Leaf Arrowhead	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Alismataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sagittaria cuneata	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arum-Leaf Arrowhead	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead

Arum-leaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.