Dark flying fox vs Floating Fern

Pteropus subniger compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salvinia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).