Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Prince Baskettail

Pteropus howensis compared with Epitheca princeps

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Prince Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prince Baskettail
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)	Corduliidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Epitheca
Species	Pteropus howensis	Epitheca princeps

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Prince Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prince Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prince Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.