Extra-striped Snaketail vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Ophiogomphus anomalus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Extra-striped Snaketail is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Extra-striped Snaketail	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gomphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ophiogomphus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ophiogomphus anomalus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Extra-striped Snaketail and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Extra-striped Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Extra-striped Snaketail	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Extra-striped Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.