Dusky Flying Fox vs Forest Num-num

Pteropus brunneus compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carissa
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.