Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat

Pteropus howensis compared with Hipposideros curtus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hipposideros
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hipposideros curtus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.