Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Turmeric

Pteropus howensis compared with Curcuma longa

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Turmeric is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Turmeric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Curcuma
Species	Pteropus howensis	Curcuma longa

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Turmeric

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Turmeric
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turmeric

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan, Yemen), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).