Gum-elemi vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Bursera simaruba compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gum-elemi	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Burseraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bursera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bursera simaruba	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gum-elemi	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.