Dusky Flying Fox vs Nepal Maple

Pteropus brunneus compared with Acer laevigatum

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Nepal Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Nepal Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acer
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Acer laevigatum

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Nepal Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Nepal Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nepal Maple

Habitat

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