Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Thicket Bean

Pteropus howensis compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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