Ontong Java Flying Fox vs White Padouk

Pteropus howensis compared with Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while White Padouk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	White Padouk
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)	Pterocarpus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

White Padouk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Padouk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.