Dusky Flying Fox vs red-cedar

Pteropus brunneus compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	red-cedar
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)	Meliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trichilia
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.