Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Tree marigold

Pteropus howensis compared with Tithonia diversifolia

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Tree marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tree marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tithonia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Tithonia diversifolia

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Tree marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tree marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (Spain), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).