Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Spider Weevil

Pteropus howensis compared with Exomias araneiformis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Spider Weevil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spider Weevil
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)	Curculionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Exomias
Species	Pteropus howensis	Exomias araneiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Spider Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spider Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spider Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries).