Guam Flying Fox vs Mountain Cherry

Pteropus tokudae compared with Prunus prostrata

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Mountain Cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.