Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Roter Serau

Pteropus howensis compared with Capricornis rubidus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Roter Serau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Roter Serau
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Capricornis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Capricornis rubidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Roter Serau share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Roter Serau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Roter Serau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roter Serau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.