Dark flying fox vs Stinking willie

Pteropus subniger compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Stinking willie
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)	Jacobaea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).