Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pacific Swift

Pteropus howensis compared with Apus pacificus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pacific Swift is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pacific Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apodidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Apus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Apus pacificus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Pacific Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Swift

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pacific Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.