Dusky Flying Fox vs Fimbry

Pteropus brunneus compared with Fimbristylis littoralis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Fimbry
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fimbristylis
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Fimbristylis littoralis

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).