Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Rough Bedstraw

Pteropus howensis compared with Galium asprellum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Rough Bedstraw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Galium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.