Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Red Serow

Pteropus howensis compared with Capricornis rubidus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Capricornis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Capricornis rubidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Red Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Serow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.