Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Shiny Dufourea

Pteropus howensis compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Shiny Dufourea
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)	Halictidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dufourea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.