Earhart’s Stopper vs Guam Flying Fox

Eugenia earhartii compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Earhart’s Stopper is Critically Endangered while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Earhart’s Stopper	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myrtaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eugenia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eugenia earhartii	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Earhart’s Stopper

CR — Critically Endangered

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Earhart’s Stopper	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Earhart’s Stopper

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.