Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Swamp Spreadwing

Pteropus howensis compared with Lestes vigilax

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Swamp Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Swamp Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lestes
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lestes vigilax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Swamp Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Swamp Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swamp Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.