New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit 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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Notopteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Notopteris neocaledonicus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.