Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Redbay

Pteropus howensis compared with Persea borbonia

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Redbay is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lauraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Persea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Persea borbonia

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Redbay

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redbay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redbay

Habitat

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