Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Orange Tooth

Pteropus howensis compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hydnellum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.