Ontong Java Flying Fox vs White Broom

Pteropus howensis compared with Cytisus multiflorus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while White Broom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	White Broom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cytisus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cytisus multiflorus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

White Broom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	White Broom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Broom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).