Ecuadoran Pericote vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phyllotis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadoran Pericote and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.