American Plane vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Platanus occidentalis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• American Plane is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Plane	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Platanaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Platanus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Platanus occidentalis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

American Plane

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Plane	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Plane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Plane

The American Plane (Platanus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Platanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.