large flying fox vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Pteropus vampyrus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

  • large flying fox is Near Threatened while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank large flying fox 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 same Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus same Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Pteropus vampyrus Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

large flying fox and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pteropus. (Flying Foxes)

Conservation Status

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute large flying fox Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 30 cm
Average Weight 1.1 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

large flying fox

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large flying fox

世界最大のコウモリ種で、翼開長は最大1.5メートルに達し、東南アジアからフィリピン・インドネシアにかけての熱帯林に生息する。その名に反して果実と花蜜のみを食べ、熱帯林の樹木にとって不可欠な花粉媒介者・種子散布者となっている。数千頭もの巨大なコロニーでねぐらを作る。食用のための狩猟と生息地破壊により絶滅危惧種に指定されている。

Ontong Java Flying Fox

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