Large Garden Humble-bee vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Bombus ruderatus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Large Garden Humble-bee is Extinct while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Garden Humble-bee	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	Apidae (Bees)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bombus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bombus ruderatus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Garden Humble-bee and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Garden Humble-bee

EX — Extinct

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Garden Humble-bee	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Garden Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.