Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Rooting Polypore

Pteropus howensis compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polyporus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.