Brown-headed Gull vs Gray Flying Fox

Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Brown-headed Gull is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-headed 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	Chroicocephalus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-headed Gull

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-headed Gull

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-headed Gull

The Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) is a species in the genus Chroicocephalus. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.