Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Thinkadu

Pteropus howensis compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Parashorea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thinkadu

Habitat

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