Dark flying fox vs White Lauan

Pteropus subniger compared with Parashorea malaanonan

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while White Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	White Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Parashorea
Species	Pteropus subniger	Parashorea malaanonan

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

White Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	White Lauan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Lauan

Habitat

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