Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Streamside Swordfern

Pteropus howensis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nephrolepis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.