Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Zapater’s Ringlet

Pteropus howensis compared with Erebia zapateri

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Zapater’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Zapater’s Ringlet
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erebia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Erebia zapateri

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Zapater’s Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Zapater’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Zapater’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zapater’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain.