Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Anomalurus derbianus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Anomaluridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Anomalurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Anomalurus derbianus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.