Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Woolly Tea-tree

Pteropus howensis compared with Leptospermum lanigerum

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Woolly Tea-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Woolly Tea-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Leptospermum
Species	Pteropus howensis	Leptospermum lanigerum

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Woolly Tea-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Woolly Tea-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tea-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.