Ash Quandong vs Dusky Flying Fox

Elaeocarpus reticulatus compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

  • Ash Quandong is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ash Quandong Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Oxalidales (Oxalidales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Elaeocarpaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Elaeocarpus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Elaeocarpus reticulatus Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Ash Quandong

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ash Quandong Dusky Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Quandong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Quandong

Ash quandong (Elaeocarpus reticulatus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dusky Flying Fox

No description available.

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