Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Stinking iris

Pteropus howensis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Mantodea (螳螂目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Iris
Species	Pteropus howensis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Ontong Java Flying Fox and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).