Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Rayed Tansy

Pteropus howensis compared with Tanacetum macrophyllum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Rayed Tansy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rayed Tansy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tanacetum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Tanacetum macrophyllum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Rayed Tansy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rayed Tansy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rayed Tansy

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).