Ontong Java Flying Fox vs roundleaf toothcup

Pteropus howensis compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while roundleaf toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	roundleaf toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rotala
Species	Pteropus howensis	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	roundleaf toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.