Ontong Java Flying Fox vs provision-tree

Pteropus howensis compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while provision-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	provision-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pachira
Species	Pteropus howensis	Pachira aquatica

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	provision-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

provision-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).