Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Painted Suillus

Pteropus howensis compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Suillus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.