Guam Flying Fox vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Pteropus tokudae compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pyrola
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.