Guam Flying Fox vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Pteropus tokudae compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Large Short-tailed Rat
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)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Brachyuromys
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.