Beach moonflower vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Ipomoea violacea compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Beach moonflower is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach moonflower	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ipomoea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ipomoea violacea	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Beach moonflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach moonflower	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach moonflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Slovakia), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach moonflower

The Beach moonflower (Ipomoea violacea) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.