Ontong Java Flying Fox vs tickle grass

Pteropus howensis compared with Panicum trichoides

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while tickle grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	tickle grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Panicum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Panicum trichoides

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

tickle grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	tickle grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tickle grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Uganda, and Zimbabwe.