Dusky Flying Fox vs Field Maple

Pteropus brunneus compared with Acer campestre

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Field Maple
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)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acer
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Acer campestre

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).