Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pheasant's-eye

Pteropus howensis compared with Adonis annua

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Adonis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Adonis annua

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).