Grey Tooth vs Guam Flying Fox

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phellodon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.