Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Platyrrhinus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Greater Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (خفاشيات)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.