Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Water-snowflake

Pteropus howensis compared with Nymphoides indica

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Water-snowflake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Water-snowflake
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)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nymphoides
Species	Pteropus howensis	Nymphoides indica

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Water-snowflake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water-snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, and United States.