Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Winged Elm

Pteropus howensis compared with Ulmus alata

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Winged Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Winged Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ulmus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Ulmus alata

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Winged Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Winged Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Elm

Habitat

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