Hedgemustard vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Sisymbrium officinale compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hedgemustard	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Brassicaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sisymbrium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sisymbrium officinale	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Hedgemustard

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hedgemustard

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.