Dark flying fox vs High mallow

Pteropus subniger compared with Malva sylvestris

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while High mallow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	High mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Malvales (мальвоцветные)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Malva
Species	Pteropus subniger	Malva sylvestris

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	High mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).