Ontong Java Flying Fox vs sow thistle aphid

Pteropus howensis compared with Hyperomyzus lactucae

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while sow thistle aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	sow thistle aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hyperomyzus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hyperomyzus lactucae

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and sow thistle aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

sow thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	sow thistle aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sow thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).