Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Yunnan Hazel

Pteropus howensis compared with Corylus yunnanensis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Yunnan Hazel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yunnan Hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Corylus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Corylus yunnanensis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Yunnan Hazel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yunnan Hazel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yunnan Hazel

Habitat

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