Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Yellow Ipe

Pteropus howensis compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Handroanthus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Ipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.