Ontong Java Flying Fox vs screw-pine

Pteropus howensis compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pandanus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.