Dark flying fox vs Mastic Thyme

Pteropus subniger compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Thymus
Species	Pteropus subniger	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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