Guam Flying Fox vs Marbled Button

Pteropus tokudae compared with Acleris maccana

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Marbled Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Marbled Button
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acleris
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Acleris maccana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Marbled Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.