Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Speckled Script-Lichen

Pteropus howensis compared with Schismatomma ricasolii

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Speckled Script-Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Speckled Script-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Roccellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Schismatomma
Species	Pteropus howensis	Schismatomma ricasolii

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Speckled Script-Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Speckled Script-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Script-Lichen