Guam Flying Fox vs Lime Bent-wing

Pteropus tokudae compared with Bucculatrix thoracella

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Lime Bent-wing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Lime Bent-wing
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)	Bucculatricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bucculatrix
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Bucculatrix thoracella

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Lime Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Lime Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Lime Bent-wing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lime Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.