Guam Flying Fox vs Worm-rooted Buttercup

Pteropus tokudae compared with Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Worm-rooted Buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Worm-rooted Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ranunculus
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Worm-rooted Buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Worm-rooted Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Worm-rooted Buttercup

Habitat

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