apple haw vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Crataegus opaca compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• apple haw is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	apple haw	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Crataegus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Crataegus opaca	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

apple haw

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	apple haw	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

apple haw

Habitat

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

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

apple haw

The Apple haw (Crataegus opaca) is a species in the genus Crataegus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.