Guam Flying Fox vs Spiny Baskettail

Pteropus tokudae compared with Epitheca spinigera

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Spiny Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Spiny Baskettail
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)	Corduliidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Epitheca
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Epitheca spinigera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Spiny Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Spiny Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.