Carabobo Ocotea vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Ocotea carabobensis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carabobo Ocotea	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lauraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ocotea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ocotea carabobensis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Carabobo Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carabobo Ocotea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carabobo Ocotea

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