Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Silky Thorn

Pteropus howensis compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Silky Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Silky Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Vachellia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Vachellia rehmanniana

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Silky Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Thorn

Habitat

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