Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Peck'S Oak Sedge

Pteropus howensis compared with Carex peckii

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Peck'S Oak Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Peck'S Oak Sedge
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carex
Species	Pteropus howensis	Carex peckii

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Peck'S Oak Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Peck'S Oak Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peck'S Oak Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.