Black-tailed Gull vs Gray Flying Fox

Larus crassirostris compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Gull is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Gull	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Laridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Larus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Larus crassirostris	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Gull and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Gull

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Gull	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Gull

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-tailed Gull

The Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) is a species in the genus Larus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.