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Guam flying fox

Pteropus tokudae Tate, 1934

EXExtinctbatsExtinct

The guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 152 g to 153.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Extinct.

Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae)
Photo: David Worthington, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services / · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the guam flying fox

Weight
152 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the guam flying fox live?

Not recorded

What is the guam flying fox?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae), also known as the little Marianas fruit bat, is an extinct species of small megabat endemic to Guam in the Marianas Islands in Micronesia that was confirmed extinct due to hunting or habitat changes. It was first recorded in 1931 and was observed roosting with the larger and much more common Mariana fruit bat. The last specimen was a female found roosting at Tarague cliff in March 1967, but it escaped capture. An unconfirmed sighting took place sometime during the 1970s, and no other individuals have been sighted since then.

From the Wikipedia article “Guam flying fox” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guam_flying_fox&oldid=1384667043), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the guam flying fox endangered?

The guam flying fox is listed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List: it no living individuals remain.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Extinct species. What the categories mean.

How is the guam flying fox classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPteropodidae
  6. genusPteropus
  7. SpeciesPteropus tokudae Tate, 1934
Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Guam flying fox.English
  • Guam flying fox.English
  • Guam fruit batEnglish
  • Guam fruit batEnglish
  • Little Mariana fruit batEnglish
  • Tokuda's flying foxEnglish
  • kaloň guamskýCzech
  • GuamflughundGerman
  • Zorro Volador De TokudaSpanish
  • guaminlenkkoFinnish
  • トクダオオコウモリJapanese
  • GuamflygehundNorwegian Bokmål
  • GuamvleerhondDutch
  • Rudawka guamskaPolish
  • Гуамская летучая лисицаRussian

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Relatives of the guam flying fox

Other species in the same genus Pteropus.

CompareGuam flying fox vs Large flying foxGuam flying fox vs Giant fruit batGuam flying fox vs Livingstone's fruit batGuam flying fox vs Mariana fruit bat

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the guam flying fox?

An adult guam flying fox weighs 152 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the guam flying fox endangered?

The guam flying fox is listed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List, meaning it no living individuals remain.

What kind of animal is the guam flying fox?

The guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{guam_flying_fox_2026,
  title = {Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guam-flying-fox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}