Dusky Flying Fox vs star-thistle

Pteropus brunneus compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dusky Flying Fox star-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) Centaurea
Species Pteropus brunneus Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dusky Flying Fox star-thistle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Dusky Flying Fox

No description available.

star-thistle

No description available.

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