Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Soya-bean

Pteropus howensis compared with Glycine max

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Soya-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Soya-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Glycine
Species	Pteropus howensis	Glycine max

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Soya-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Soya-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soya-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Congo (DRC), Guinea), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).