Ontong Java Flying Fox vs spirea aphid

Pteropus howensis compared with Aphis spiraecola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	spirea 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)	Aphis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Aphis spiraecola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

spirea aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spirea aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi), Asia (Georgia, Israel), Europe (19 countries), North America (Barbados, Dominica, United States), and South America (Ecuador).