Dark flying fox vs vunga

Pteropus subniger compared with Metrosideros collina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	vunga
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)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Metrosideros
Species	Pteropus subniger	Metrosideros collina

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

vunga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

vunga

Habitat

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