Dark flying fox vs Floating Sundew

Pteropus subniger compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Droseraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Drosera
Species	Pteropus subniger	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).