Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Scaly Hawkbit

Pteropus howensis compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Scaly Hawkbit
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)	Hedypnois
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Scaly Hawkbit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).