Ontong Java Flying Fox vs red-faced spider monkey

Pteropus howensis compared with Ateles paniscus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while red-faced spider monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	red-faced spider monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Atelidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ateles
Species	Pteropus howensis	Ateles paniscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and red-faced spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

red-faced spider monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	red-faced spider monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-faced spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.