Ontong Java Flying Fox vs stink aster

Pteropus howensis compared with Dittrichia graveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	stink aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dittrichia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Dittrichia graveolens

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

stink aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	stink aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

stink aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).