Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Small Stagshorn

Pteropus howensis compared with Calocera cornea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Small Stagshorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Calocera
Species	Pteropus howensis	Calocera cornea

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).