Dusky Flying Fox vs sugar-plum

Pteropus brunneus compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Uapaca
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.