black-shanked douc vs Guam Flying Fox

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pygathrix	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-shanked douc	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-shanked douc

The Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is a species in the genus Pygathrix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.