Ontong Java Flying Fox vs short-stem iris

Pteropus howensis compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Iris
Species	Pteropus howensis	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.