Dark flying fox vs scentless mayweed

Pteropus subniger compared with Tripleurospermum maritimum

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while scentless mayweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	scentless mayweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tripleurospermum
Species	Pteropus subniger	Tripleurospermum maritimum

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

scentless mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	scentless mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scentless mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.