Dark flying fox vs Guyanese arrowhead

Pteropus subniger compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Guyanese arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sagittaria
Species	Pteropus subniger	Sagittaria guayanensis

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Guyanese arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.