New Caledonia Wattled Bat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Chalinolobus neocaledonicus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Wattled Bat is Endangered while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Wattled 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	Chalinolobus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonia Wattled Bat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Wattled Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.