Curran’s Pitogo vs Dusky Flying Fox

Cycas curranii compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cycadaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cycas	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cycas curranii	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.