Dark flying fox vs False Grass-poly

Pteropus subniger compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while False Grass-poly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	False Grass-poly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lythrum
Species	Pteropus subniger	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

False Grass-poly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	False Grass-poly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Grass-poly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).