Bahiagrass vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Paspalum notatum compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bahiagrass	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Paspalum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Paspalum notatum	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Bahiagrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bahiagrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Belgium, Greece, Portugal), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bahiagrass

The Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) is a species in the genus Paspalum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.