Dancing Dropwing vs Guam Flying Fox

Trithemis pallidinervis compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Dancing Dropwing is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dancing Dropwing	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Libellulidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Trithemis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Trithemis pallidinervis	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dancing Dropwing	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.