Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Thyme Plume

Pteropus howensis compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Merrifieldia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Thyme Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.