Guam Flying Fox vs Parasitoid wasp

Pteropus tokudae compared with Encyrtus aurantii

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Parasitoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Parasitoid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Encyrtidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Encyrtus
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Encyrtus aurantii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Parasitoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Parasitoid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasitoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.