Guam Flying Fox vs Parallel-leaved Dandelion

Pteropus tokudae compared with Taraxacum xiphoideum

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Parallel-leaved Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Parallel-leaved Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Taraxacum
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Taraxacum xiphoideum

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Parallel-leaved Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Parallel-leaved Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parallel-leaved Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.