Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Timor Stubtail

Pteropus howensis compared with Urosphena subulata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Timor Stubtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Timor Stubtail
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)	Cettiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Urosphena
Species	Pteropus howensis	Urosphena subulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Timor Stubtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Timor Stubtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timor Stubtail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.