Dark flying fox vs toothcup

Pteropus subniger compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ammannia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).