Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Cormura brevirostris compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	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 same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cormura	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-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.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.