Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Throat botfly

Pteropus howensis compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oestridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gasterophilus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.