False Dotted Border vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Belenois thysa compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• False Dotted Border is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pieridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Belenois	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Belenois thysa	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.