Dark flying fox vs Furze Hakea

Pteropus subniger compared with Hakea ulicina

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Furze Hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Furze Hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hakea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Hakea ulicina

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Furze Hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Furze Hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Furze Hakea

Habitat

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