Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Spanish elm

Pteropus howensis compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Boraginales (紫草目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cordia
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Spanish elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).