Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Sea Lettuce

Pteropus howensis compared with Ulva lactuca

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Sea Lettuce is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ulva
Species	Pteropus howensis	Ulva lactuca

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sea Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).