Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Poisonbulb

Pteropus howensis compared with Crinum asiaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Poisonbulb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Crinum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Crinum asiaticum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Poisonbulb

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Poisonbulb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poisonbulb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).