Guam Flying Fox vs Tree-hole tick

Pteropus tokudae compared with Ixodes arboricola

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Tree-hole tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Tree-hole tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ixodidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ixodes
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Ixodes arboricola

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Tree-hole tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Tree-hole tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Tree-hole tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree-hole tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.