Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Shoddy Ragwort

Pteropus howensis compared with Senecio pterophorus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Shoddy Ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Shoddy Ragwort
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)	Senecio
Species	Pteropus howensis	Senecio pterophorus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Shoddy Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).