Ontong Java Flying Fox vs tayuya

Pteropus howensis compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cayaponia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tayuya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.