Brown Plum vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Erythroxylum ellipticum compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Brown Plum is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Plum	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erythroxylaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Erythroxylum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Erythroxylum ellipticum	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Brown Plum

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Plum	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Plum

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.

Brown Plum

The Brown Plum (Erythroxylum ellipticum) is a species in the genus Erythroxylum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.