African Walnut vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lovoa	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

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