Narrow-leafed Ash vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Fraxinus angustifolia compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Narrow-leafed Ash is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-leafed Ash	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oleaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fraxinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fraxinus angustifolia	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Narrow-leafed Ash

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-leafed Ash	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-leafed Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.