Dark flying fox vs false pepperwort

Pteropus subniger compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Marsilea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.