Dusky Flying Fox vs Water spangles

Pteropus brunneus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salvinia
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).