Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Rockspray

Pteropus howensis compared with Cotoneaster horizontalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rockspray
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cotoneaster
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cotoneaster horizontalis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Rockspray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rockspray

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).