Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Redspored Dapperling

Pteropus howensis compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redspored Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melanophyllum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redspored Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.