Green ash, Red ash vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Fraxinus pennsylvanica compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Green ash, Red ash is Not Evaluated while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green ash, Red ash	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	Oleaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fraxinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Green ash, Red ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green ash, Red ash	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green ash, Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya), Asia (Armenia, Iraq), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.