gratiola vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Gratiola officinalis compared with Pteropus howensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gratiola	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.