Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Spreading amaranth

Pteropus howensis compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Spreading amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amaranthus
Species	Pteropus howensis	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spreading amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.