Afghan Ash vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Fraxinus xanthoxyloides compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Afghan Ash is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan Ash	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oleaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fraxinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fraxinus xanthoxyloides	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Afghan Ash

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan Ash	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan Ash

Habitat

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Afghan Ash

The Afghan Ash (Fraxinus xanthoxyloides) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.