Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Polar Bumble Bee

Pteropus howensis compared with Bombus polaris

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Polar Bumble Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Polar Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bombus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Bombus polaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Polar Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Polar Bumble Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Polar Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polar Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.