Dusky Flying Fox vs Indian Sundew

Pteropus brunneus compared with Drosera indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Indian 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 indica

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Indian Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Sundew

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Namibia, and Taiwan.