Dusky Flying Fox vs Silver wattle

Pteropus brunneus compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Silver wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Silver wattle
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)	Acacia
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Silver wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).