Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Verdigris Navel

Pteropus howensis compared with Arrhenia chlorocyanea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Verdigris Navel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Arrhenia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Arrhenia chlorocyanea

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Verdigris Navel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Verdigris Navel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Verdigris Navel

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.