African nutmeg vs Guam Flying Fox

Monodora myristica compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• African nutmeg is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African nutmeg	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Annonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Monodora	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Monodora myristica	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

African nutmeg

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African nutmeg	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African nutmeg

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African nutmeg

The African nutmeg (Monodora myristica) is a species in the genus Monodora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.