Gilded Flicker vs Guam Flying Fox

Colaptes chrysoides compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Gilded Flicker is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilded Flicker	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Picidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Colaptes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Colaptes chrysoides	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilded Flicker and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilded Flicker	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.