Dusky Flying Fox vs Irish Threadwort

Pteropus brunneus compared with Telaranea europaea

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Irish Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Telaranea
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Irish Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.