Xiang yuan vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Citrus medica compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Xiang yuan	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Rutaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Citrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Citrus medica	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Xiang yuan

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Xiang yuan	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Xiang yuan

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.

Xiang yuan

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.