Coqui frog vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Eleutherodactylus coqui compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Coqui frog is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coqui frog	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eleutherodactylidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eleutherodactylus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eleutherodactylus coqui	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Coqui frog and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Coqui frog

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coqui frog	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coqui frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway), North America (4 countries), and South America (Ecuador).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.