Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Paint Trillium

Pteropus howensis compared with Trillium undulatum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Paint Trillium is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Paint Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trillium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Trillium undulatum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Paint Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Paint Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paint Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.