vs Dusky Flying Fox

Diplotomma pharcidium compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caliciales (Caliciales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Caliciaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Diplotomma Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Diplotomma pharcidium Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dusky Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diplotomma pharcidium is a crustose lichen with a greyish thallus bearing dark, lecideine apothecia on calcareous bark and rock. It inhabits old calcareous rock faces and weathered limestone in temperate European environments. This lichen is sensitive to air pollution and is found primarily in areas with low nitrogen deposition.

Dusky Flying Fox

No description available.

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