Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Swan-necked Apple-moss

Pteropus howensis compared with Philonotis cernua

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Swan-necked Apple-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Swan-necked Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Philonotis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Philonotis cernua

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Swan-necked Apple-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Swan-necked Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swan-necked Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, and Taiwan.