Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Soldier fly

Pteropus howensis compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Soldier fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Microchrysa
Species	Pteropus howensis	Microchrysa flavicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.