Ferny Azolla vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Azolla pinnata compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salviniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Azolla	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Azolla pinnata	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.