Dusky Flying Fox vs Farges’s Holly

Pteropus brunneus compared with Ilex fargesii

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Farges’s Holly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Farges’s Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ilex
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Ilex fargesii

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Farges’s Holly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Farges’s Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Farges’s Holly

Habitat

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