Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Taiwan Barwing

Pteropus howensis compared with Actinodura morrisoniana

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Taiwan Barwing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Taiwan Barwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Actinodura
Species	Pteropus howensis	Actinodura morrisoniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Taiwan Barwing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Taiwan Barwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiwan Barwing

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.