Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	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	Euphorbiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Manihot	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

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.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.