Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Silver wattle

Pteropus howensis compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Silver wattle
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)	Acacia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Silver wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).