Dusky Flying Fox vs Orpin

Pteropus brunneus compared with Sedum praealtum

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Orpin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Orpin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Crassulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sedum
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Sedum praealtum

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Orpin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Orpin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orpin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).