Asiatic apple vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Malus spectabilis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Asiatic apple is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic apple	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Malus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Malus spectabilis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Asiatic apple

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic apple	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic apple

The Asiatic apple (Malus spectabilis) is a species in the genus Malus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in United States.