Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Red-Banded Polypore

Pteropus howensis compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Red-Banded Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fomitopsis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).