Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Ringed Emerald

Pteropus howensis compared with Somatochlora albicincta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Ringed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Corduliidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Somatochlora
Species	Pteropus howensis	Somatochlora albicincta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Ringed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Ringed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ringed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.