Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Red Hamburger Bean

Pteropus howensis compared with Mucuna urens

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Red Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red Hamburger Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Mucuna
Species	Pteropus howensis	Mucuna urens

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.