Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

  • Allen's Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Vespertilionidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Idionycteris Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Big-eared Bat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Allen's Big-eared Bat

The Allen's Big-eared Bat (Idionycteris phyllotis) is a species in the genus Idionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

No description available.

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