Manao-khwai vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Citrus medica compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Manao-khwai is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Manao-khwai	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Rutaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Citrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Citrus medica	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Manao-khwai

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Manao-khwai	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Manao-khwai

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives), Europe (Croatia, France), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Manao-khwai

The Citron (Citrus medica) is a species in the genus Citrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.