Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Redlegged ham beetle

Pteropus howensis compared with Necrobia rufipes

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Redlegged ham beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redlegged ham beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cleridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Necrobia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Necrobia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Redlegged ham beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redlegged ham beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redlegged ham beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).