Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Willow-leaved Dock

Pteropus howensis compared with Rumex salicifolius

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Willow-leaved Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Willow-leaved Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rumex
Species	Pteropus howensis	Rumex salicifolius

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Willow-leaved Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Willow-leaved Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow-leaved Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries).