Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Pteropus howensis compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Philonotis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.