Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Pteropus howensis compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pale Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phyllostomus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Phyllostomus discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Pale Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.