Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Western Brome

Pteropus howensis compared with Bromus marginatus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Western Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Western Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bromus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Bromus marginatus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Western Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.