Dark flying fox vs Desert Goosefoot

Pteropus subniger compared with Chenopodium pratericola

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Desert Goosefoot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Desert Goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chenopodium
Species	Pteropus subniger	Chenopodium pratericola

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Desert Goosefoot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Desert Goosefoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Saudi Arabia), Europe (13 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).