Light Red Meranti vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Shorea lepidota compared with Pteropus howensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Shorea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Shorea lepidota	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

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.