Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Prostrate pigweed

Pteropus howensis compared with Amaranthus albus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prostrate pigweed
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amaranthus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Amaranthus albus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).