Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Prostrate knotweed

Pteropus howensis compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prostrate knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polygonum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prostrate knotweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).