Bird's Eye vs Gray Flying Fox

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Sapindaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Alectryon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Alectryon subcinereus Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Gray Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gray Flying Fox

No description available.

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