Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Vavilov's Centaury

Pteropus howensis compared with Centaurea vavilovii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Vavilov's Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Centaurea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Centaurea vavilovii

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Vavilov's Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Vavilov's Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vavilov's Centaury

Habitat

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