Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Starfruit

Pteropus howensis compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Starfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Damasonium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.