Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pygmy Round-eared Bat

Pteropus howensis compared with Lophostoma brasiliense

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pygmy Round-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pygmy Round-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lophostoma
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lophostoma brasiliense

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Pygmy Round-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pygmy Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pygmy Round-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.