Dusky Flying Fox vs Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Pteropus brunneus compared with Desmodium intortum

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Greenleaf ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Desmodium
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Desmodium intortum

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).