Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Redclaw

Pteropus howensis compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Parastacidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cherax
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Redclaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).