Barred Green Colonel vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Odontomyia hydroleon compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Barred Green Colonel is Extinct while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Green Colonel	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Odontomyia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Odontomyia hydroleon	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Green Colonel and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Barred Green Colonel

EX — Extinct

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Green Colonel	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Green Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barred Green Colonel

The Barred Green Colonel (Odontomyia hydroleon) is a species in the genus Odontomyia. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.