Imported currantworm vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Nematus ribesii compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Imported currantworm is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Imported currantworm	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tenthredinidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nematus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nematus ribesii	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Imported currantworm and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Imported currantworm

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Imported currantworm	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Imported currantworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Iceland, Norway, and United States.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.