Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Pteropus howensis compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pale-winged Dog-like Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pale-winged Dog-like 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)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Peropteryx
Species	Pteropus howensis	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pale-winged Dog-like 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-winged Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.