Ontong Java Flying Fox vs teatree

Pteropus howensis compared with Polyscias fruticosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	teatree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polyscias
Species	Pteropus howensis	Polyscias fruticosa

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

teatree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teatree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).