C-Falter vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Polygonia c-album compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• C-Falter is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	C-Falter	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Polygonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Polygonia c-album	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

C-Falter and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

C-Falter

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	C-Falter	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

C-Falter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

C-Falter

comma (Polygonia c-album) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.