Ontong Java Flying Fox vs scarce large blue

Pteropus howensis compared with Maculinea teleius

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while scarce large blue is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	scarce large blue
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)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Maculinea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Maculinea teleius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

scarce large blue

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	scarce large blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scarce large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.