Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Prickly Coontail

Pteropus howensis compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ceratophyllum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.