Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Prickly Heath

Pteropus howensis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gaultheria
Species	Pteropus howensis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.