American Bellbine vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Calystegia silvatica compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bellbine	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Calystegia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Calystegia silvatica	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

American Bellbine

NE — Not Evaluated

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bellbine	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bellbine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Bellbine

The American Bellbine (Calystegia silvatica) is a species in the genus Calystegia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.