Dark flying fox vs Red Buckeye

Pteropus subniger compared with Aesculus pavia

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Red Buckeye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Red Buckeye
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)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aesculus
Species	Pteropus subniger	Aesculus pavia

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Red Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Red Buckeye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).