Ontong Java Flying Fox vs strawberry root aphid

Pteropus howensis compared with Aphis forbesi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	strawberry root 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 forbesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

strawberry root aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

strawberry root aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries).