Ontong Java Flying Fox vs tree mallow

Pteropus howensis compared with Malva arborea

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while tree mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	tree mallow
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)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Malva
Species	Pteropus howensis	Malva arborea

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

tree mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	tree mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tree mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).