African Ebony vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Diospyros kamerunensis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• African Ebony is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ebony	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ebenaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diospyros	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Diospyros kamerunensis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

African Ebony

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ebony	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ebony

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.

African Ebony

The African Ebony (Diospyros kamerunensis) is a species in the genus Diospyros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.