Chestnut-collared Swift vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Streptoprocne rutila compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut-collared Swift is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-collared Swift	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apodidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Streptoprocne	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Streptoprocne rutila	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-collared Swift and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-collared Swift

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-collared Swift	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-collared Swift

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.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila) 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.