Guam Flying Fox vs Wood Snipefly

Pteropus tokudae compared with Rhagio annulatus

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Wood Snipefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Wood Snipefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhagionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhagio
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Rhagio annulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Wood Snipefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Wood Snipefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Wood Snipefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.