Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Sawfly

Pteropus howensis compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sawfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pristiphora
Species	Pteropus howensis	Pristiphora rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sawfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.