Guam Flying Fox vs Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Pteropus tokudae compared with Chiropodomys gliroides

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chiropodomys
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Chiropodomys gliroides

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.