Everlasting Pea vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Lathyrus sylvestris compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

  • Everlasting Pea is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Everlasting Pea Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Fabaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Lathyrus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Lathyrus sylvestris Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Everlasting Pea Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Everlasting Pea

No description available.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

No description available.

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