Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pacific Maple

Pteropus howensis compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Meliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aglaia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pacific Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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