Dark flying fox vs long yam

Pteropus subniger compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioscorea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.