Formosan Tube-nosed Bat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Harpiola isodon compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Formosan Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Tube-nosed Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Harpiola	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Harpiola isodon	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Tube-nosed Bat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Formosan Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Tube-nosed Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.