False Dotted Border vs Guam Flying Fox

Belenois thysa compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• False Dotted Border is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pieridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Belenois	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Belenois thysa	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.