Ash Quandong vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Elaeocarpus reticulatus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Ash Quandong is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Quandong	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Elaeocarpus reticulatus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Ash Quandong

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Quandong	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Quandong

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.

Ash Quandong

Ash quandong (Elaeocarpus reticulatus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.