Dark flying fox vs Winged Currant

Pteropus subniger compared with Searsia pterota

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Winged Currant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Searsia
Species	Pteropus subniger	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Winged Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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