Dark flying fox vs carex de Houghton

Pteropus subniger compared with Carex houghtoniana

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while carex de Houghton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	carex de Houghton
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carex
Species	Pteropus subniger	Carex houghtoniana

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

carex de Houghton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	carex de Houghton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

carex de Houghton

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.