Button-Willow vs Gray Flying Fox

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Button-Willow is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rubiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cephalanthus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.