Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Wormseed

Pteropus howensis compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dysphania
Species	Pteropus howensis	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).