Floating Bur-Reed vs Guam Flying Fox

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Typhaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sparganium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.