Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Rainpool Spreadwing

Pteropus howensis compared with Lestes forficula

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Rainpool Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rainpool Spreadwing
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)	Lestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lestes
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lestes forficula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Rainpool Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rainpool Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rainpool Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.