Dark flying fox vs negrohead

Pteropus subniger compared with Annona purpurea

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while negrohead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Annona
Species	Pteropus subniger	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	negrohead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.