Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Sweet iris

Pteropus howensis compared with Iris pallida

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Sweet iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sweet iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Iris
Species	Pteropus howensis	Iris pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Sweet iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweet iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).