Dark flying fox vs Round Wild Indigo

Pteropus subniger compared with Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Round Wild Indigo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Round Wild Indigo
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)	Baptisia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Round Wild Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Round Wild Indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round Wild Indigo

Habitat

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