Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Vine Maple

Pteropus howensis compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acer
Species	Pteropus howensis	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Vine Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.