Dusky Flying Fox vs Floating Sundew

Pteropus brunneus compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Droseraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Drosera
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Floating Sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).