Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Sneaky Elf

Pteropus howensis compared with Pyropyga decipiens

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Sneaky Elf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sneaky Elf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lampyridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pyropyga
Species	Pteropus howensis	Pyropyga decipiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Sneaky Elf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Sneaky Elf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sneaky Elf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sneaky Elf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.