Dusky Flying Fox vs Natal plum

Pteropus brunneus compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carissa
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).