Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Spanish Ash

Pteropus howensis compared with Inga ingoides

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Spanish Ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spanish Ash
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)	Inga
Species	Pteropus howensis	Inga ingoides

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Spanish Ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spanish Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.