Coyote gourd vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Cucurbita cordata compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cucurbita	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

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.