Ontong Java Flying Fox vs White Flatweed

Pteropus howensis compared with Hypochaeris microcephala

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	White Flatweed
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)	Hypochaeris
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hypochaeris microcephala

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

White Flatweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Flatweed

Habitat

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

Range

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