Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Small shell ginger

Pteropus howensis compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alpinia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.