Guam Flying Fox vs Tiny Big-eared Bat

Pteropus tokudae compared with Micronycteris minuta

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Tiny Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Tiny Big-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Micronycteris
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Micronycteris minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Tiny Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Tiny Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Tiny Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.