Dark flying fox vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Pteropus subniger compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dicksonia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.