Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Willow Oak

Pteropus howensis compared with Quercus phellos

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Willow Oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Willow Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Pteropus howensis	Quercus phellos

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Willow Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Willow Oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.