Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Panama crowngrass

Pteropus howensis compared with Paspalum fimbriatum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Panama crowngrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Panama crowngrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Paspalum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Paspalum fimbriatum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Panama crowngrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Panama crowngrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panama crowngrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).