Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Lepilemur edwardsi compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	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	Primates (灵长目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lepilemur	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lepilemur edwardsi	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.