Dark flying fox vs Franklin's phacelia

Pteropus subniger compared with Phacelia franklinii

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Franklin's phacelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Franklin's phacelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phacelia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Phacelia franklinii

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Franklin's phacelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Franklin's phacelia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Franklin's phacelia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.