Ontong Java Flying Fox vs smooth heliotrope

Pteropus howensis compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Heliotropium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).