Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Smooth-faced Furrow Bee

Pteropus howensis compared with Lasioglossum fratellum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Smooth-faced Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Smooth-faced Furrow Bee
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)	Halictidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lasioglossum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lasioglossum fratellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Smooth-faced Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth-faced Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Smooth-faced Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-faced Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.