Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Threecorner leek

Pteropus howensis compared with Allium triquetrum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Threecorner leek is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Threecorner leek
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)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Allium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Allium triquetrum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Threecorner leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Threecorner leek
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Threecorner leek

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).