Ontong Java Flying Fox vs shortnose spurdog

Pteropus howensis compared with Squalus megalops

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while shortnose spurdog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	shortnose spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Squalidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Squalus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Squalus megalops

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and shortnose spurdog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

shortnose spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	shortnose spurdog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

shortnose spurdog