Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Tangerine

Pteropus howensis compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Citrus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tangerine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).