Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Oriental asperula

Pteropus howensis compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Asperula
Species	Pteropus howensis	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Oriental asperula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).