Ontong Java Flying Fox vs scimitar-bean

Pteropus howensis compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Canavalia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).