Lebombo Cluster-leaf vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Terminalia phanerophlebia compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Lebombo Cluster-leaf is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lebombo Cluster-leaf	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Combretaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Terminalia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Terminalia phanerophlebia	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Lebombo Cluster-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lebombo Cluster-leaf	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lebombo Cluster-leaf

Habitat

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

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.