Dark flying fox vs Japanese Red Maple

Pteropus subniger compared with Acer pycnanthum

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Japanese Red Maple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Japanese Red Maple
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)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acer
Species	Pteropus subniger	Acer pycnanthum

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Japanese Red Maple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Japanese Red Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Red Maple

Habitat

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