Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Triple-blotched Bell

Pteropus howensis compared with Notocelia trimaculana

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Triple-blotched Bell is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Triple-blotched Bell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Notocelia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Notocelia trimaculana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Triple-blotched Bell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Triple-blotched Bell

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Triple-blotched Bell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Triple-blotched Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.