Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Yutaje Ocotea

Pteropus howensis compared with Ocotea yutajensis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Yutaje Ocotea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yutaje Ocotea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lauraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ocotea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Ocotea yutajensis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Yutaje Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Yutaje Ocotea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yutaje Ocotea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.