False Dog-tooth vs Guam Flying Fox

Cynodontium fallax compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dog-tooth	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhabdoweisiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cynodontium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cynodontium fallax	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dog-tooth	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.