Dusky Flying Fox vs Sickle Medick

Pteropus brunneus compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Medicago
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).