Eastern Waterleaf vs Guam Flying Fox

Hydrophyllum virginianum compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Eastern Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Waterleaf	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydrophyllum virginianum	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Waterleaf	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.