Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Rusty Dot

Pteropus howensis compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Crambidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Udea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rusty Dot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).