LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Thyroptera lavali compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Thyropteridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thyroptera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Kelelawar)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.