Greater Naked Bat vs Guam Flying Fox

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cheiromeles	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Naked Bat and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.