Dusky Flying Fox vs Red Campion

Pteropus brunneus compared with Silene dioica

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Red Campion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Red Campion
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Silene
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Silene dioica

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Red Campion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Red Campion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Campion

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).