Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Slender oat

Pteropus howensis compared with Avena barbata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Slender oat
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)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Avena
Species	Pteropus howensis	Avena barbata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Slender oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender oat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).