Breakbill vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Sideroxylon obovatum compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Breakbill is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Breakbill	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapotaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sideroxylon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sideroxylon obovatum	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Breakbill

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Breakbill

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.

Breakbill

The Breakbill (Sideroxylon obovatum) is a species in the genus Sideroxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.