Dark flying fox vs ladder flapwort

Pteropus subniger compared with Nardia scalaris

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while ladder flapwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	ladder flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nardia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Nardia scalaris

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	ladder flapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ladder flapwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.