Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pectis

Pteropus howensis compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pectis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

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