Dark flying fox vs pinbush

Pteropus subniger compared with Hakea leucoptera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	pinbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hakea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Hakea leucoptera

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

pinbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pinbush

Habitat

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