Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Relaxgrass

Pteropus howensis compared with Muhlenbergia cenchroides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Relaxgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Muhlenbergia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Muhlenbergia cenchroides

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Relaxgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Relaxgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.