Dark flying fox vs paradise-nut

Pteropus subniger compared with Lecythis zabucajo

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while paradise-nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lecythis
Species	Pteropus subniger	Lecythis zabucajo

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

paradise-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	paradise-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.