Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Rough Hawkweed

Pteropus howensis compared with Hieracium scabrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rough Hawkweed
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)	Hieracium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hieracium scabrum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.