Guam Flying Fox vs Northern Button

Pteropus tokudae compared with Acleris lipsiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Northern 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 lipsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.