Dark flying fox vs Grey Catchfly

Pteropus subniger compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Grey Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Silene
Species	Pteropus subniger	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Grey Catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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