Dark flying fox vs Shantung maple

Pteropus subniger compared with Acer truncatum

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Shantung maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Shantung maple
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)	Acer
Species	Pteropus subniger	Acer truncatum

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Shantung maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Shantung maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shantung maple

Habitat

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