Dark flying fox vs Elephant Apple

Pteropus subniger compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dillenia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.