Large flying fox vs Ontong Java flying fox
The large flying fox is heavier: 935.9 g against 232.9 g for the ontong java flying fox, about 4.0 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a large flying fox and a ontong java flying fox?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The large flying fox is heavier: 935.9 g against 232.9 g for the ontong java flying fox, about 4.0 times the weight.
- Both belong to the genus Pteropus, so they are close relatives.
- The large flying fox is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the ontong java flying fox is Critically Endangered.
Side by side
| Large flying fox | Ontong Java flying fox | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Pteropus vampyrus | Pteropus howensis |
| Family | Pteropodidae | Pteropodidae |
| Order | Chiroptera | Chiroptera |
| Weight | 804.2 g – 944.7 g | 232.9 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 18.5 years – 35.7 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Critically Endangered |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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