Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pigeon Flea

Pteropus howensis compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ceratophyllus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).