Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Pteropus howensis compared with Mormopterus jugularis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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)	Mormopterus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Mormopterus jugularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.