Dark flying fox vs Dilated Scalewort

Pteropus subniger compared with Frullania dilatata

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Dilated Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Frullania
Species	Pteropus subniger	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).