Guam Flying Fox vs Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Pteropus tokudae compared with Cassida rubiginosa

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Thistle Tortoise Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Thistle Tortoise Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cassida
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Cassida rubiginosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Thistle Tortoise Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Thistle Tortoise Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Thistle Tortoise Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).