Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pitted beardgrass

Pteropus howensis compared with Bothriochloa pertusa

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pitted beardgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pitted beardgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bothriochloa
Species	Pteropus howensis	Bothriochloa pertusa

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pitted beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pitted beardgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Bhutan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Sweden), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).