Guam Flying Fox vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Pteropus tokudae compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

  • Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Guam Flying Fox Yellow-legged Centurion
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) Stratiomyidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Sargus
Species Pteropus tokudae Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Guam Flying Fox Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Guam Flying Fox

No description available.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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