Ontong Java Flying Fox vs smooth fleabane

Pteropus howensis compared with Erigeron glabellus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while smooth fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	smooth fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erigeron
Species	Pteropus howensis	Erigeron glabellus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	smooth fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.