Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Parrotfeather

Pteropus howensis compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Parrotfeather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Haloragaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Myriophyllum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Parrotfeather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).