Ontong Java Flying Fox vs water dock

Pteropus howensis compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rumex
Species	Pteropus howensis	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).