Maui's paddle vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Elaphoglossum crassicaule compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Maui's paddle is Endangered while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maui's paddle	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Elaphoglossum crassicaule	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maui's paddle	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.