Guam Flying Fox vs Shoebutton

Pteropus tokudae compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Shoebutton
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)	Primulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ardisia
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).