Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Rough Star-thistle

Pteropus howensis compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rough Star-thistle
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)	Centaurea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Rough Star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).