Guam Flying Fox vs Large Yellow-face Bee

Pteropus tokudae compared with Hylaeus signatus

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Large Yellow-face Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Large Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Colletidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hylaeus
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Hylaeus signatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Large Yellow-face Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Large Yellow-face Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Large Yellow-face Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.