Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Guam Flying Fox

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phyllostomus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Guam Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.