Cascade Mountain-Ash vs Dusky Flying Fox

Sorbus scopulina compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Cascade Mountain-Ash is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Mountain-Ash	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sorbus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sorbus scopulina	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Cascade Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Mountain-Ash	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Mountain-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cascade Mountain-Ash

The Cascade Mountain-ash (Sorbus scopulina) is a species in the genus Sorbus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.