Ontong Java Flying Fox vs polygala Sénéga

Pteropus howensis compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while polygala Sénéga is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	polygala Sénéga
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygalaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polygala
Species	Pteropus howensis	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

polygala Sénéga

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	polygala Sénéga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

polygala Sénéga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.