Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Willow Tortrix

Pteropus howensis compared with Epinotia cruciana

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Willow Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Willow Tortrix
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)	Epinotia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Epinotia cruciana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Willow Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Willow Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.