Bitter-Root vs Guam Flying Fox

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Apocynum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.