Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Red-Disked Alpine

Pteropus howensis compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erebia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Erebia discoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Red-Disked Alpine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red-Disked Alpine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.