Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Red Sumac

Pteropus howensis compared with Rhus glabra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).