Ontong Java Flying Fox vs iris gigot

Pteropus howensis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while iris gigot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	iris gigot
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Iris
Species	Pteropus howensis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and iris gigot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

iris gigot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	iris gigot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iris gigot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).