Ontong Java Flying Fox vs true senna

Pteropus howensis compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	true senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Senna
Species	Pteropus howensis	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	true senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).