Guam Flying Fox vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Pteropus tokudae compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cryptotis
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.