Dusky Flying Fox vs Gut Weed

Pteropus brunneus compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chlorophyta (緑藻植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Ulvophyceae (アオサ藻綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Ulvales (アオサ目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ulva
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).