Ontong Java Flying Fox vs prince's-vine

Pteropus howensis compared with Ipomoea horsfalliae

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while prince's-vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	prince's-vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ipomoea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Ipomoea horsfalliae

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

prince's-vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	prince's-vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prince's-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Japan, and Seychelles.