Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Potto

Pteropus howensis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Primates (Primata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lorisidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Perodicticus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Potto share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.