Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Titan Arum

Pteropus howensis compared with Amorphophallus titanum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Titan Arum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Titan Arum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amorphophallus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Amorphophallus titanum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Titan Arum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Titan Arum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Titan Arum

Habitat

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