Guaje vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Leucaena esculenta compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Guaje is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaje	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Leucaena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Leucaena esculenta	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Guaje

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaje	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guaje

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.