Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Sunn hemp

Pteropus howensis compared with Crotalaria juncea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sunn hemp
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)	Crotalaria
Species	Pteropus howensis	Crotalaria juncea

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Sunn hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sunn hemp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunn hemp

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Denmark, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (5 countries).