Dark flying fox vs cuscuta-do-linho

Pteropus subniger compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark flying fox cuscuta-do-linho
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (morcego) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Convolvulaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Cuscuta
Species Pteropus subniger Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

cuscuta-do-linho

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dark flying fox cuscuta-do-linho
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cuscuta-do-linho

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Dark flying fox

No description available.

cuscuta-do-linho

No description available.

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