Bush clockvine vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Thunbergia erecta compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush clockvine	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Acanthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thunbergia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Thunbergia erecta	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Bush clockvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush clockvine	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush clockvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bush clockvine

The Bush clockvine (Thunbergia erecta) is a species in the genus Thunbergia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.