Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Nymphoides cordata compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nymphoides	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.