Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Staggerweed

Pteropus howensis compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Staggerweed
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 eximia

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Staggerweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.