Dark flying fox vs True indigo

Pteropus subniger compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while True indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	True 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)	Indigofera
Species	Pteropus subniger	Indigofera tinctoria

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	True indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

True indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).