Dark flying fox vs Keeled wormseed

Pteropus subniger compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Keeled wormseed
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dysphania
Species	Pteropus subniger	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Keeled wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).