Chinaroot vs Guam Flying Fox

Smilax china compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Smilacaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Smilax	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Smilax china	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.