Dark flying fox vs water dock

Pteropus subniger compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rumex
Species	Pteropus subniger	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).