Ontong Java Flying Fox vs variegate-ginger

Pteropus howensis compared with Alpinia vittata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while variegate-ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	variegate-ginger
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)	Alpinia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Alpinia vittata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

variegate-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	variegate-ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

variegate-ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.