Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Roundleaf geranium

Pteropus howensis compared with Geranium rotundifolium

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Roundleaf geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Roundleaf geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Geranium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Geranium rotundifolium

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Roundleaf geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Roundleaf geranium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roundleaf geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).