American Bladdernut vs Dusky Flying Fox

Staphylea trifolia compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• American Bladdernut is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Crossosomatales (クロッソソマ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Staphylea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.