Dusky Flying Fox vs Reticulate Thistle

Pteropus brunneus compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Reticulate Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Onopordum
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Reticulate Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).