Dark flying fox vs Dumb-Nettle

Pteropus subniger compared with Galinsoga parviflora

Key Differences

  • Dark flying fox is Extinct while Dumb-Nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark flying fox Dumb-Nettle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Galinsoga
Species Pteropus subniger Galinsoga parviflora

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Dumb-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dark flying fox Dumb-Nettle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dumb-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries).

Dark flying fox

No description available.

Dumb-Nettle

No description available.

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