Chestnut Pigmy vs Guam Flying Fox

Stigmella samiatella compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Pigmy is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Pigmy	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nepticulidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Stigmella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Stigmella samiatella	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Pigmy and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Pigmy	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Pigmy

The Chestnut Pigmy (Stigmella samiatella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.