Dark flying fox vs gidgee

Pteropus subniger compared with Acacia cambagei

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while gidgee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	gidgee
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)	Acacia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Acacia cambagei

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	gidgee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gidgee

Habitat

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