Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Utah ash

Pteropus howensis compared with Fraxinus anomala

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Utah ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Utah ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fraxinus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Fraxinus anomala

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Utah ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Utah ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utah ash

Habitat

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