Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Spotted Thistle

Pteropus howensis compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Spotted Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spotted Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scolymus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spotted Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).