Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Squash / Pumpkin

Pteropus howensis compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cucurbita
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).