Dark flying fox vs Water medick

Pteropus subniger compared with Medicago littoralis

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Water medick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Water medick
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)	Medicago
Species	Pteropus subniger	Medicago littoralis

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Water medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Water medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).