Guam Flying Fox vs Inky Skipper

Pteropus tokudae compared with Erynnis marloyi

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Inky Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Inky Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erynnis
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Erynnis marloyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Inky Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Inky Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inky Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and North Macedonia.