Dark flying fox vs Mark's Cyanea

Pteropus subniger compared with Cyanea marksii

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Mark's Cyanea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Mark's Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyanea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Cyanea marksii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Mark's Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Mark's Cyanea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Mark's Cyanea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mark's Cyanea