Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Guam Flying Fox

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Macroglossus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.