Ontong Java Flying Fox vs small notchwort

Pteropus howensis compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lophozia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.