Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Silver-throated Tanager

Pteropus howensis compared with Tangara icterocephala

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Silver-throated Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Silver-throated Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thraupidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tangara
Species	Pteropus howensis	Tangara icterocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Silver-throated Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Silver-throated Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Silver-throated Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-throated Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Silver-throated Tanager

Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.