Dark flying fox vs Firewheel

Pteropus subniger compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Firewheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Firewheel
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)	Gaillardia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Gaillardia pulchella

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Firewheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firewheel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (Colombia).