Guam Flying Fox vs Long Tom Widow

Pteropus tokudae compared with Dingana angusta

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Long Tom Widow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Long Tom Widow
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dingana
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Dingana angusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Long Tom Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Long Tom Widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long Tom Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.