Dark flying fox vs fern-leaf aralia

Pteropus subniger compared with Polyscias cumingiana

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while fern-leaf aralia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	fern-leaf aralia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polyscias
Species	Pteropus subniger	Polyscias cumingiana

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

fern-leaf aralia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	fern-leaf aralia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fern-leaf aralia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).