Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Wau-beech

Pteropus howensis compared with Magnolia vrieseana

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Wau-beech is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Wau-beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Magnoliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Magnolia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Magnolia vrieseana

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Wau-beech

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Wau-beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wau-beech

Habitat

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