Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Silkoak

Pteropus howensis compared with Grevillea robusta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Silkoak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Grevillea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Grevillea robusta

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Silkoak

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Silkoak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkoak

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (9 countries).