Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Squamulose Maya

Pteropus howensis compared with Miconia squamulosa

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Squamulose Maya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Squamulose Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Miconia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Miconia squamulosa

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Squamulose Maya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Squamulose Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squamulose Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.