Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pitch canker

Pteropus howensis compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fusarium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.