Dark flying fox vs Marsh fleabane

Pteropus subniger compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pluchea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).