Blue Ash vs Gray Flying Fox

Fraxinus quadrangulata compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Blue Ash is Critically Endangered while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Ash	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oleaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fraxinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fraxinus quadrangulata	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Blue Ash

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Ash	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Ash

The Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.