Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Partula faba compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Partulidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Partula	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Partula faba	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Captain Cook's Bean Snail and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

The Captain Cook's Bean Snail (Partula faba) is a species in the genus Partula. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.