Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Variable Chafer

Pteropus howensis compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gnorimus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.