Raposa-do-campo vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lycalopex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.