Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Guam Flying Fox

Alticola barakshin compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alticola	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alticola barakshin	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.