Guam Flying Fox vs Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Pteropus tokudae compared with Vampyressa thyone

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Vampyressa
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Vampyressa thyone

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.