Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pencil Cedar

Pteropus howensis compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polyscias
Species	Pteropus howensis	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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