Blyde Protea vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Protea laetans compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Blyde Protea is Endangered while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blyde Protea	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Protea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Protea laetans	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Blyde Protea

EN — Endangered

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blyde Protea	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blyde Protea

Habitat

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blyde Protea

The Blyde Protea (Protea laetans) is a species in the genus Protea. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.