Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Stinkgrass

Pteropus howensis compared with Eragrostis cilianensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Stinkgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eragrostis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Eragrostis cilianensis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinkgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinkgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (19 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).