Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Pteropus howensis compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Colchicum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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