Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Poison Sumac

Pteropus howensis compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Poison Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Poison Sumac
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)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Toxicodendron
Species	Pteropus howensis	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.