Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Tall Yarrow

Pteropus howensis compared with Achillea distans

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Tall Yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tall Yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Achillea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Achillea distans

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Tall Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tall Yarrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).