Guam Flying Fox vs umkokolo

Pteropus tokudae compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dovyalis
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).