Ontong Java Flying Fox vs star-thistle

Pteropus howensis compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	star-thistle
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)	Asterales (キク目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Centaurea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).