Guam Flying Fox vs Zipperback

Pteropus tokudae compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Zipperback
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)	Syrphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chrysotoxum
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.