Ontong Java Flying Fox vs southern elder

Pteropus howensis compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sambucus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.