Ontong Java Flying Fox vs scentless mayweed

Pteropus howensis compared with Tripleurospermum maritimum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while scentless mayweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	scentless mayweed
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)	Tripleurospermum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Tripleurospermum maritimum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

scentless mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	scentless mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scentless mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.