Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pomace fly

Pteropus howensis compared with Drosophila melanogaster

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pomace fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pomace fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Drosophilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Drosophila
Species	Pteropus howensis	Drosophila melanogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pomace fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pomace fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomace fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).