butterfly-pea vs Dark flying fox

Centrosema virginianum compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• butterfly-pea is Least Concern while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-pea	Dark 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	Centrosema	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Pteropus subniger

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	Dark flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

butterfly-pea

The Butterfly-pea (Centrosema virginianum) is a species in the genus Centrosema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.