Cedar Kokoti vs Dusky Flying Fox

Entandrophragma candollei compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Cedar Kokoti is Vulnerable while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cedar Kokoti	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Entandrophragma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Entandrophragma candollei	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Cedar Kokoti

VU — Vulnerable

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cedar Kokoti	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cedar Kokoti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cedar Kokoti

The Cedar Kokoti (Entandrophragma candollei) is a species in the genus Entandrophragma. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio