Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Red Lauan

Pteropus howensis compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red Lauan
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 negrosensis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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