Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Reticulate Thistle

Pteropus howensis compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Reticulate Thistle
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)	Onopordum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Reticulate Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).