Currawang vs Guam Flying Fox

Acacia doratoxylon compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Currawang	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acacia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acacia doratoxylon	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Currawang

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Currawang

Habitat

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

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.