Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Yellowband iris

Pteropus howensis compared with Iris orientalis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Yellowband iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yellowband iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Iris
Species	Pteropus howensis	Iris orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellowband iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yellowband iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellowband iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Australia, France, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.