Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Phantom Darner

Pteropus howensis compared with Triacanthagyna trifida

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Phantom Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Phantom Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Triacanthagyna
Species	Pteropus howensis	Triacanthagyna trifida

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Phantom Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Phantom Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Phantom Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phantom Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.