Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Woolly Tooth

Pteropus howensis compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phellodon
Species	Pteropus howensis	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.