Ontong Java Flying Fox vs straw belle

Pteropus howensis compared with Aspitates gilvaria

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while straw belle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	straw belle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geometridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aspitates
Species	Pteropus howensis	Aspitates gilvaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

straw belle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	straw belle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

straw belle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.