Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Ski-tipped Emerald

Pteropus howensis compared with Somatochlora elongata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Ski-tipped Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Ski-tipped Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Corduliidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Somatochlora
Species	Pteropus howensis	Somatochlora elongata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Ski-tipped Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Ski-tipped Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Ski-tipped Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ski-tipped Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.