Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Smooth Spangle Gall

Pteropus howensis compared with Neuroterus albipes

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Smooth Spangle Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Smooth Spangle Gall
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)	Cynipidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Neuroterus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Neuroterus albipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Smooth Spangle Gall share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth Spangle Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Smooth Spangle Gall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Spangle Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.