Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Star Dapperling

Pteropus howensis compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Star Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lepiota
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Star Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Star Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.