Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Yellow ginger

Pteropus howensis compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yellow ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hedychium
Species	Pteropus howensis	Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yellow ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).