Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Prickly Yellow

Pteropus howensis compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prickly Yellow
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)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.