Dark flying fox vs Front Range Milkvetch

Pteropus subniger compared with Astragalus sparsiflorus

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Front Range Milkvetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Front Range Milkvetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Astragalus
Species	Pteropus subniger	Astragalus sparsiflorus

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Front Range Milkvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Front Range Milkvetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Front Range Milkvetch

Habitat

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