Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Zigzag Darner

Pteropus howensis compared with Aeshna sitchensis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Zigzag Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Zigzag Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aeshna
Species	Pteropus howensis	Aeshna sitchensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Zigzag Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Zigzag Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zigzag Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.