Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Starry Clover

Pteropus howensis compared with Trifolium stellatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Starry Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trifolium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Trifolium stellatum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Starry Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Starry Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starry Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).