Dark flying fox vs Lagos-rubber

Pteropus subniger compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Funtumia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.