Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Short-eared Possum

Pteropus howensis compared with Trichosurus caninus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Short-eared Possum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Short-eared Possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trichosurus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Trichosurus caninus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Short-eared Possum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Short-eared Possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Short-eared Possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-eared Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.