Dusky Flying Fox vs Fiddlewood

Pteropus brunneus compared with Vitex gaumeri

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Fiddlewood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Fiddlewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Vitex
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Vitex gaumeri

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Fiddlewood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.