Ontong Java Flying Fox vs redhead

Pteropus howensis compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hamelia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).