Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Small Black Ant

Pteropus howensis compared with Lasius niger

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Small Black Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Small Black Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Formicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lasius
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lasius niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Small Black Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Black Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Small Black Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Black Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).