Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Wild Lettuce

Pteropus howensis compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Wild Lettuce
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)	Lactuca
Species	Pteropus howensis	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).