Chinese elder vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Sambucus javanica compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Chinese elder is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese elder	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Viburnaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sambucus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sambucus javanica	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Chinese elder

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese elder	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese elder

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.

Chinese elder

The Chinese elder (Sambucus javanica) is a species in the genus Sambucus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.