Asian Bittersweet vs Dark flying fox

Celastrus orbiculatus compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Bittersweet	Dark flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Celastraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Celastrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Celastrus orbiculatus	Pteropus subniger

Conservation Status

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Bittersweet	Dark flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.