Chestnut-winged Starling vs Gray Flying Fox

Onychognathus fulgidus compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Starling is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Starling	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sturnidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Onychognathus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Onychognathus fulgidus	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Starling and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Starling	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-winged Starling

The Chestnut-winged Starling (Onychognathus fulgidus) is a species in the genus Onychognathus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.