Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Tickell's Bat

Pteropus howensis compared with Hesperoptenus tickelli

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Tickell's Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tickell's Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hesperoptenus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hesperoptenus tickelli

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Tickell's Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Tickell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tickell's Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.