Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Yerevanian Centaury

Pteropus howensis compared with Psephellus erivanensis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Yerevanian Centaury is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yerevanian Centaury
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)	Psephellus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Psephellus erivanensis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Yerevanian Centaury

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yerevanian Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yerevanian Centaury

Habitat

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