Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Spring Sowbread

Pteropus howensis compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Primulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyclamen
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spring Sowbread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.