black wattle vs Dusky Flying Fox

Acacia implexa compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acacia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acacia implexa	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across South Africa and Taiwan.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia implexa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across South Africa and Taiwan.