Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Thick-billed Saltator

Pteropus howensis compared with Saltator maxillosus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Thick-billed Saltator is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thick-billed Saltator
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)	Thraupidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Saltator
Species	Pteropus howensis	Saltator maxillosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Thick-billed Saltator share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Thick-billed Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thick-billed Saltator
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-billed Saltator

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.