Dark flying fox vs Mexican pistachio

Pteropus subniger compared with Pistacia mexicana

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Mexican pistachio is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Mexican pistachio
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pistacia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Pistacia mexicana

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Mexican pistachio

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Mexican pistachio
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican pistachio

Habitat

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