caimito vs Guam Flying Fox

Pouteria caimito compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	caimito	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapotaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pouteria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pouteria caimito	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

caimito

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

caimito

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