African yellowwood vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Annickia chlorantha compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellowwood	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Annonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Annickia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Annickia chlorantha	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

African yellowwood

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellowwood

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 yellowwood

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