Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Vanilla

Pteropus howensis compared with Vanilla planifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Vanilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Vanilla
Species	Pteropus howensis	Vanilla planifolia

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vanilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).