Guam Flying Fox vs White Star Apple

Pteropus tokudae compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gambeya
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.