Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Water Thick-knee

Pteropus howensis compared with Burhinus vermiculatus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Water Thick-knee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Water Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burhinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Burhinus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Burhinus vermiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Water Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Water Thick-knee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Water Thick-knee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Thick-knee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.