Cat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Felis catus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Felis catus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	46 cm	—
Average Weight	4.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat

人類が最も成功した家畜の一つであるイエネコは、約1万年前に近東のヤマネコ（Felis silvestris lybica）から家畜化された小型で敏捷な肉食動物だ。70を超える公認品種が存在し、ネコは強い捕食本能を維持したまま地球上のほぼすべての陸地環境に分布している。世界で最も人気のあるペットで、世界中で約6億匹が飼育されていると推定される。