Bitternut vs Guam Flying Fox

Carya cordiformis compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Bitternut is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitternut	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juglandaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carya	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carya cordiformis	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Bitternut

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitternut	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitternut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitternut

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