Ontong Java Flying Fox vs swamp flat sedge

Pteropus howensis compared with Cyperus ligularis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while swamp flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	swamp flat sedge
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyperus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cyperus ligularis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

swamp flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	swamp flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

swamp flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).