Guam Flying Fox vs Spangled Skimmer

Pteropus tokudae compared with Libellula cyanea

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Spangled Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Spangled Skimmer
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Libellula
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Libellula cyanea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Spangled Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Spangled Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.