Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Thin Asphodeline

Pteropus howensis compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Asphodeline
Species	Pteropus howensis	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thin Asphodeline
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.