Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Red Balau

Pteropus howensis compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Shorea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.