Dusky Flying Fox vs Texas Ash

Pteropus brunneus compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fraxinus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

Habitat

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