Bighead knapweed vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Centaurea macrocephala compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Bighead knapweed is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bighead knapweed	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Centaurea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Centaurea macrocephala	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Bighead knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bighead knapweed	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bighead knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bighead knapweed

The Bighead knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala) is a species in the genus Centaurea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.