Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Saunders's Tern

Pteropus howensis compared with Sternula saundersi

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Saunders's Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Saunders's Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Laridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sternula
Species	Pteropus howensis	Sternula saundersi

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Saunders's Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Saunders's Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Saunders's Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saunders's Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.