Dark flying fox vs Moon Trefoil

Pteropus subniger compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Medicago
Species	Pteropus subniger	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).