Dark flying fox vs ameixa-de-natal

Pteropus subniger compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while ameixa-de-natal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	ameixa-de-natal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carissa
Species	Pteropus subniger	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

ameixa-de-natal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	ameixa-de-natal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ameixa-de-natal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).