Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Pteropus howensis compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Peale’s Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nyctinomops
Species	Pteropus howensis	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.