Ontong Java Flying Fox vs spring squill

Pteropus howensis compared with Scilla verna

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while spring squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	spring squill
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scilla
Species	Pteropus howensis	Scilla verna

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	spring squill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.