Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Thrips

Pteropus howensis compared with Thrips discolor

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Thysanoptera (缨翅目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thripidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Thrips
Species	Pteropus howensis	Thrips discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.