Ontong Java Flying Fox vs shining scabious

Pteropus howensis compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	shining scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scabiosa
Species	Pteropus howensis	Scabiosa lucida

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	shining scabious
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.