Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Western Hawkweed

Pteropus howensis compared with Hieracium stenopholidium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Western Hawkweed
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)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hieracium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hieracium stenopholidium

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.