Guam Flying Fox vs Whitewood

Pteropus tokudae compared with Endospermum medullosum

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Whitewood is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Whitewood
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)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Endospermum
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Endospermum medullosum

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Whitewood

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitewood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.