Afghan-Melon vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Citrullus lanatus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Afghan-Melon is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan-Melon	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Citrullus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Citrullus lanatus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Afghan-Melon

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan-Melon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Afghan-Melon

The Afghan-Melon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species in the genus Citrullus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, and Belgium.