Blue Marsh Violet vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Viola cucullata compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Blue Marsh Violet is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Marsh Violet	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Violaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Viola	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Viola cucullata	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Blue Marsh Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Marsh Violet	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Marsh Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Marsh Violet

The Blue Marsh Violet (Viola cucullata) is a species in the genus Viola. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.