Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Roman Chamomile

Pteropus howensis compared with Chamaemelum nobile

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Roman Chamomile
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)	Chamaemelum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Chamaemelum nobile

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Roman Chamomile

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Roman Chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roman Chamomile

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).