Dark flying fox vs Light Red Meranti

Pteropus subniger compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Shorea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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