Gut Weed vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Ulva intestinalis compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Gut Weed is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ulvaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ulva	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.