Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Slender Cyperus

Pteropus howensis compared with Cyperus distans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Slender Cyperus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyperus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cyperus distans

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Slender Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Slender Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Cyperus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).