Ontong Java Flying Fox vs turnip aphid

Pteropus howensis compared with Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while turnip aphid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	turnip aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lipaphis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

turnip aphid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	turnip aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

turnip aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Turkey and United States.