Congo Cola vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Cola congolana compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Congo Cola is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Congo Cola	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cola	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cola congolana	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Congo Cola

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Congo Cola	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Congo Cola

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.