Guam Flying Fox vs Thatch Palm

Pteropus tokudae compared with Coccothrinax inaguensis

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Thatch Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Thatch Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Coccothrinax
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Coccothrinax inaguensis

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Thatch Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Thatch Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.