Guam Flying Fox vs Indigo Dropwing

Pteropus tokudae compared with Trithemis festiva

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Indigo Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Indigo Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trithemis
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Trithemis festiva

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Indigo Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Indigo Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Indigo Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indigo Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.