Brewer’s Willow vs Dusky Flying Fox

Salix breweri compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Brewer’s Willow is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brewer’s Willow	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salicaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Salix	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Salix breweri	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Brewer’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brewer’s Willow	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brewer’s Willow

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.

Brewer’s Willow

The Brewer’s Willow (Salix breweri) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.