Handley's Red Bat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Lasiurus atratus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Handley's Red Bat is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lasiurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lasiurus atratus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Red Bat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.