Bay-headed Tanager vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Tangara gyrola compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Bay-headed Tanager is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay-headed Tanager	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thraupidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tangara	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Tangara gyrola	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay-headed Tanager and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bay-headed Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay-headed Tanager	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay-headed Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay-headed Tanager

Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.