forked veilwort vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Metzgeria furcata compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• forked veilwort is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	forked veilwort	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Metzgeriaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Metzgeria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Metzgeria furcata	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	forked veilwort	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

forked veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.