Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Papuan bandicoot

Pteropus howensis compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Peramelidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Microperoryctes
Species	Pteropus howensis	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Papuan bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.