Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Squirrel Corn

Pteropus howensis compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dicentra
Species	Pteropus howensis	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.