Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Red ash

Pteropus howensis compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alphitonia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.