Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Violet Smut

Pteropus howensis compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Urocystis
Species	Pteropus howensis	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Violet Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.