groundhog vs Guam Flying Fox

Marmota monax compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• groundhog is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	groundhog	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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Marmota	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Marmota monax	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

groundhog and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	groundhog	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.