Dusky Flying Fox vs Field Foxtail

Pteropus brunneus compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Field Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Field Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alopecurus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Alopecurus pratensis

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Field Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).