Foxtail copperleaf vs Guam Flying Fox

Acalypha alopecuroidea compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Foxtail copperleaf is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail copperleaf	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acalypha	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acalypha alopecuroidea	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail copperleaf	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and United States.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.