Cutnut vs Dusky Flying Fox

Barringtonia edulis compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Cutnut is Data Deficient while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutnut	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Barringtonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Barringtonia edulis	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutnut	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutnut

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.