Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Tonkin wingnut

Pteropus howensis compared with Pterocarya tonkinensis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Tonkin wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tonkin wingnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pterocarya
Species	Pteropus howensis	Pterocarya tonkinensis

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Tonkin wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tonkin wingnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tonkin wingnut

Habitat

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