Ontong Java Flying Fox vs star-apple

Pteropus howensis compared with Chrysophyllum cainito

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while star-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	star-apple
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)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chrysophyllum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Chrysophyllum cainito

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

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NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	star-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).