Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Surf Scoter

Pteropus howensis compared with Melanitta perspicillata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Surf Scoter is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Surf Scoter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anatidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melanitta
Species	Pteropus howensis	Melanitta perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Surf Scoter share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Surf Scoter

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Surf Scoter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Surf Scoter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).