Dark flying fox vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Pteropus subniger compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Gillet's cherry-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Citropsis
Species	Pteropus subniger	Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Gillet's cherry-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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