Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Philippine Cedar

Pteropus howensis compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Meliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Toona
Species	Pteropus howensis	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.