Guam Flying Fox vs Slender Spreadwing

Pteropus tokudae compared with Lestes rectangularis

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Slender Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lestes
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Slender Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.