Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pea

Pteropus howensis compared with Lathyrus pannonicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lathyrus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lathyrus pannonicus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Latvia, Poland, and United States.