Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Spitting Spider

Pteropus howensis compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Scytodidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scytodes
Species	Pteropus howensis	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).