Ontong Java Flying Fox vs pygmy arrowhead

Pteropus howensis compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while pygmy arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sagittaria
Species	Pteropus howensis	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	pygmy arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.