Argentine walnut vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Juglans australis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Argentine walnut is Near Threatened while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine walnut	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juglandaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Juglans	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Juglans australis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Argentine walnut

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine walnut	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine walnut

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.

Argentine walnut

The Argentine walnut, Juglans australis, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.