Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Winter Groundling

Pteropus howensis compared with Scrobipalpa costella

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Winter Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Winter Groundling
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scrobipalpa
Species	Pteropus howensis	Scrobipalpa costella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Winter Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Winter Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.