Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Slender Spined Bramble

Pteropus howensis compared with Rubus elegantispinosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Slender Spined Bramble
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rubus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Rubus elegantispinosus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Slender Spined Bramble

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Spined Bramble

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.