Ontong Java Flying Fox vs tiger quoll

Pteropus howensis compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dasyurus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and tiger quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.