Guam Flying Fox vs Papuan bandicoot

Pteropus tokudae compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Peramelidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Microperoryctes
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Papuan bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.