Dusky Flying Fox vs Moon Trefoil

Pteropus brunneus compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Moon Trefoil
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)	Medicago
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).