Dusky Flying Fox vs ilima

Pteropus brunneus compared with Sida cordifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dusky Flying Fox ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Malvaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Sida
Species Pteropus brunneus Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dusky Flying Fox ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Dusky Flying Fox

No description available.

ilima

No description available.

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