Pacific Flying Fox vs Variable Chafer

Pteropus tonganus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gnorimus
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Flying Fox and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.