Dark flying fox vs Tulbagh Spiderhead

Pteropus subniger compared with Serruria triternata

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Tulbagh Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Tulbagh Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Serruria
Species	Pteropus subniger	Serruria triternata

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Tulbagh Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Tulbagh Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tulbagh Spiderhead

Habitat

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