Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Sweet Dattock

Pteropus howensis compared with Detarium microcarpum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Sweet Dattock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sweet Dattock
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)	Detarium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Detarium microcarpum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweet Dattock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sweet Dattock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Dattock

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.