Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Small Suncup

Pteropus howensis compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aspidonepsis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.