Ontong Java Flying Fox vs winter heath

Pteropus howensis compared with Erica carnea

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while winter heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	winter heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erica
Species	Pteropus howensis	Erica carnea

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

winter heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	winter heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winter heath

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).