Chestnut-capped Puffbird vs Guam Flying Fox

Bucco macrodactylus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Chestnut-capped Puffbird is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-capped Puffbird	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bucconidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bucco	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bucco macrodactylus	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-capped Puffbird and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-capped Puffbird	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

The Chestnut-capped Puffbird (Bucco macrodactylus) is a species in the genus Bucco. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.