Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Perodicticus calabarensis

Pteropus howensis compared with Arctocebus calabarensis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Perodicticus calabarensis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Perodicticus calabarensis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lorisidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Arctocebus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Arctocebus calabarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Perodicticus calabarensis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Perodicticus calabarensis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perodicticus calabarensis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.