Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Root and stalk rot

Pteropus howensis compared with Phytophthora tentaculata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Root and stalk rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Root and stalk rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phytophthora
Species	Pteropus howensis	Phytophthora tentaculata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Root and stalk rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Root and stalk rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root and stalk rot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.