Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Yarrow

Pteropus howensis compared with Achillea crithmifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Achillea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Achillea crithmifolia

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).