Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Stinking Earthfan

Pteropus howensis compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Thelephora
Species	Pteropus howensis	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.