Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Threelobe buttercup

Pteropus howensis compared with Ranunculus trilobus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Threelobe buttercup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Threelobe buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ranunculus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Ranunculus trilobus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Threelobe buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Threelobe buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Threelobe buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.