Autumn Snowflake vs Dusky Flying Fox

Acis autumnalis compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acis autumnalis	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.