Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Redstem wormwood

Pteropus howensis compared with Artemisia scoparia

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Redstem wormwood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redstem wormwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Artemisia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Artemisia scoparia

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Redstem wormwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Redstem wormwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redstem wormwood

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Tajikistan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).